by californiagardening | Dec 13, 2018 | California Gardening, Garden How-Tos, Vegetable Gardening |
Today, we look at starting seeds and fertilizing seedlings. We show you how to create the perfect seed starting mix using coco coir or peat moss, perlite or vermiculite, compost and worm castings. Starting seeds in seed starting mix These gardening tips will help you...
by californiagardening | Nov 18, 2018 | Garden How-Tos, Vegetable Gardening |
Calcium is a very important micro nutrient which is essential for plant growth. Other than the primary nutrients, which are Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium, Calcium is a very important nutrient that plants need for optimum growth. Calcium products We look at...
by californiagardening | Nov 10, 2018 | California Gardening, Container Gardening, Garden How-Tos, Vegetable Gardening |
Cucumbers are of various types. There are vining cucumbers and then there are compact bush type cucumber plabnts. Today we will look at growing a bush type compact cucumber plant in containers. This, bush cucumber variety is called bush slicer cucumber. The seeds we...
by californiagardening | Oct 13, 2018 | California Gardening, Garden How-Tos, Harvest, Vegetable Gardening |
Today, we look at growing Anaheim Chilli Peppers in the garden. The Anaheim Chilli Pepper is also known as New Mexico Chillies or the California Chile. Anaheim Chilli Peppers The Anaheim pepper is a mild variety of the cultivar New Mexico #9 and commonly grown outside...
by californiagardening | Oct 6, 2018 | Garden How-Tos, Vegetable Gardening |
In today’s blog post we describe how you can use freshly harvested chillies from your garden and prepare chilli powder. Chilli powder is best made from hot chilli varieties like Cayenne Pepper, Black Cobra Pepper, etc. After harvesting your hot chillies, wash...
by californiagardening | Sep 18, 2018 | Container Gardening, Garden How-Tos, Harvest, Vegetable Gardening |
Ash gourds belong to the Cucurbitaceae plant family which relates to cucumbers, melons and are native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. They require full sun and thrive in well-draining and rich fertile soil. They can easily grow in grow bags or containers and here we...
